Judging v. Loving

Holy Spirit, I’ve noticed recently that it often seems so much easier to judge than to love. My thinking mind appears to welcome judgmental thoughts with a lot more ease, than the struggle or convincing it takes for my willingness to hear the thoughts of love. I feel guilty and self-judgmental about this experience. Can you help me see differently?

Beloved One, it is important to ask you here, “where do you perceive yourself to be?” What identity do you claim as your own? With what eyes do you most often see?

If you saw with the eyes of Spirit, surely no judgment would be entertained. Why? Because, seeing with the eyes of Spirit, reflects only the knowledge of Who You Are. However, so it seems, you see another way. You experience a self apart from Truth. In confirmation of this belief, you play out this investment through visual, perceptive and cognitive experience. Do not guilt yourself for experiencing what you believe. It would be impossible NOT to do so for as long as you did believe this circumstance. Therefore, do not feel disappointed in yourself if you are not offering love to all your brothers, at all times, within the world’s experiences. Surely, as you continue to heal your mind, the perception of love will be seen with a more significant ease. However, until then, each moment that you choose again should be aptly celebrated.

I have mentioned before that judging yourself serves no purpose. I reiterate that now. Judging yourself serves no purpose. (smile) Neither does judging yourself for judging, for that matter. All of these judgments are mere scripts written by the mistaken identity to confirm its misperceived belief system. Surely it will choose to extend this dream in a myriad of differing ways. Seek not to unweave or analyze the ego, as much as seek to bring peace to your heart beyond its weavings.

We have spoken recently about the Holy Relationship. Now recall that a Holy Relationship is not a relationship occurring within reality. Holy Relationship is the closest perception that you can have of yourself and your brother within the dream of this current existence. Here you come together to see no lack in the other, but you may still remain aware of bodies, experiences and yearnings for judgment. In the Holy Relationship it is chosen by both participants to see beyond their recognized judgments. Therefore, you must realize that you have dissociated before you can fully reacquaint yourself with the desire to heal. And so one may say that in order to choose a Holy Relationship, a realization of the wish for judgment is necessary. However, as this wish for judgment is noticed, it is simply and quickly released for an awareness of Truth. This is the living of forgiveness. This is the living of the atonement. And yes, this may take abundant willingness, but not sacrifice.

There is no force in this desire to know oneself as Holy. Force would not be freedom, and thus it would not represent truth. If you feel I am forcing you to do anything, remind yourself that the voice that forces is not my own. Indeed, I will only offer and reaffirm for you, love. In this offer, I extend an invitation for knowing perfection, but never can this awareness be forced upon you.

Judgment seems so much easier only because it is a state of mind that you are more accustomed to. Do not judge yourself for this, but simply notice it. Notice how it seems more easy to judge because this is your native language. It is okay to laugh at this. In fact it is better to laugh at this rather than condemn yourself for it. Try as best you can to begin to notice what your thoughts are telling you about yourself. Use this for all thoughts, not just thoughts about you, but thoughts about your brothers as well. Notice what ALL your thoughts are telling you about yourself. As you practice this, you will see the script that is being written in every moment. Truly, the more conscious you can be through the moments, the conscientious you will be in the stories accepted about yourself. It is always okay to let go of these stories. It is always okay to let yourself rest beyond them. In fact, I highly recommend it. (smile)

Seek not to analyze the moments, but simply see through them what you are telling yourself and why. Here is the beginning to the peace that you wish to see more often. Indeed practice does make perfect, because it reminds you of your innate perfection beyond the judgment.